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International Journal of Oncology
Article . 2010 . Peer-reviewed
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Characterisation of a multimeric protein complex associated with ERp57 within the nucleus in paclitaxel-sensitive and -resistant epithelial ovarian cancer cells: The involvement of specific conformational states of β-actin

Authors: Lucia, Cicchillitti; Anna, Della Corte; Michela, Di Michele; Maria Benedetta, Donati; Domenico, Rotilio; Giovanni, Scambia;

Characterisation of a multimeric protein complex associated with ERp57 within the nucleus in paclitaxel-sensitive and -resistant epithelial ovarian cancer cells: The involvement of specific conformational states of β-actin

Abstract

Ovarian cancer is the second most frequently diagnosed malignancy of the reproductive system and is the leading cause of gynecological cancer mortality. Although the majority of advanced ovarian carcinomas initially respond successfully to taxane-based chemotherapy, resistance to chemotherapy remains the primary factor accounting for the low 5-year survival in this patient population. Recent data obtained by our group demonstrate that the disulphide isomerase ERp57 is strongly modulated in paclitaxel resistance suggesting that it may represent a chemoresistance biomarker in ovarian cancer. In the present study, we characterise a nuclear multimeric complex where ERp57 is associated with protein species involved in cell division and gene expression, as Nucleolin, Nucleophosmin, Vimentin, Aurora kinase C and beta-actin. In particular, we show that the occurrence of the interaction of nuclear ERp57 with beta-actin is associated with paclitaxel resistance and that specific actin conformations modulate this complex. We propose the involvement of the nuclear ERp57 complex in mechanisms associated with chromosome segregation in which specific conformational states of actin play a role in the pathway involved in paclitaxel resistance.

Keywords

Cell Nucleus, Ovarian Neoplasms, Paclitaxel, Protein Conformation, Protein Disulfide-Isomerases, Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic, Actins, Structure-Activity Relationship, Drug Resistance, Neoplasm, Cell Line, Tumor, Chromosome Segregation, Multiprotein Complexes, Humans, Female, Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial, Protein Multimerization, Protein Binding

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